Following A Heart Attack, Oxygen-Saturated Blood Reduces Levels Of Damaged Heart Tissue

Results of a clinical trial published today in Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions demonstrate that an infusion of blood that is "supersaturated" with oxygen (SS02) can reduce the amount of damaged heart muscle immediately following a life-threatening heart attack. "The benefit of this therapy increased with the scope of the heart attack," said Gregg W. Stone, M.D.